CVE-2019-8565 is a race condition vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and macOS that could allow a malicious application to gain root privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), exploitation requires user interaction and high attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module and ExploitDB entry confirm the existence of public exploit code. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.14.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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